Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)
Practice asking and answering what day it is, and relate it to activities.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 out of 7 days of the week in Spanish when spoken aloud.
- Say the Spanish phrase "Hoy es..." (Today is...) followed by the correct day of the week in Spanish when asked, with 80% accuracy.
- Match written Spanish days of the week with their corresponding English translations with 100% accuracy.
- Sing the "Días de la Semana" song, correctly pronouncing at least 5 out of 7 days of the week.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Ask '¿Qué día es hoy?' (What day is today?).
Answer with 'Hoy es...' followed by the correct day.
Recite all seven days of the week in Spanish in the correct order.
Recognize and read the written names of the seven days of the week.
Write the seven days of the week with correct Spanish spelling.
Understand that days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish, unlike in English.
Do you know what day you have your favorite class, like art or gym? 🎨 Let's learn the days of the week in Spanish so you can talk about your whole week!
In this lesson, we will learn the Spanish names for the seven days of the week. Knowing the days helps us talk about our school schedule, make plans with friends, and understand calendars in Spanish.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
el díaThe Spanish word for 'the day'.Hoy es un buen día. (Today is a good day.)
la semanaThe Spanish word for 'the week'. It contains all seven days.Hay siete días en la semana. (There are seven days in the week.)
hoyThe Spanish word for 'today'.Hoy es mi cumpleaños. (Today is my birthday.)
mañanaThe Spanish word for 'tomorrow'.Mañana es sábado. (Tomorrow is Saturday.)
ayerThe Spanish word for 'yesterday'.Ayer fue domingo. (Yesterday was Sunday.)
el fin de semanaThe Spanish phrase for 'the weekend', which includes Saturday (sábado) and Sunday (domingo).Me gusta jugar en el fin de semana. (I like to play on the weekend.)
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Asking What Day It Is
¿Qué día es hoy?
This is the main question you use to ask 'What day is today?'. The word order does not change.
Answering What Day It Is
Hoy es [día de la semana].
To answer the question, you always start with 'Hoy es' (Today is) and then say the day. For example, 'Hoy es lunes.'
No Capital Letters
lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo
Unlike English, the days of the week in Spanish are not capitalized unless they are at the very beginning of a sentence.
Using 'el' for 'on'
el + [día de la semana]
To say you do something 'on' a certain day, you use the word 'el' before the day. For example, 'El viernes como pizza.' means 'On Friday,...
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Challenging
Yesterday was the day to eat apples. Tomorrow is the day to sing. Today is Thursday. What day do we eat apples?
A.Miércoles
B.Jueves
C.Viernes
D.Martes
Challenging
The school week has five days. If the first day is Monday (lunes) and today is the last day of the school week, what day is tomorrow?
A.Viernes
B.Lunes
C.Sábado
D.Domingo
Challenging
María visits her grandma the day after Thursday. She eats pizza two days after her visit. What day does María eat pizza?
A.Sábado
B.Domingo
C.Viernes
D.Lunes
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¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?) is a Grade 3 Spanish lesson on ExcelOS.
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You'll be able to: Identify at least 5 out of 7 days of the week in Spanish when spoken aloud; Say the Spanish phrase "Hoy es..." (Today is...) followed by the correct day of the week in Spanish when asked, with 80% accuracy; Match written Spanish….
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